A man of mass M-77 kg and woman of mass m =64 kg stand facing each other on an ice area, both wearing ice skates. The woman pushes the man with a horizontal force of F=80N in the positive x-direction. Assume the ice is frictionless. (a) What is the man's acceleration am? (b) What is the reaction force R acting on the woman? (c) Calculate the woman's acceleration aw.

A man of mass M-77 kg and woman of mass m =64 kg stand facing each other on an ice area, both wearing ice skates. The woman pushes the man with a horizontal force of F=80N in the positive x-direction. Assume the ice is frictionless. (a) What is the man's acceleration am? (b) What is the reaction force R acting on the woman? (c) Calculate the woman's acceleration aw.

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A man of mass M-77 kg and woman of mass m =64 kg stand facing each other
on an ice area, both wearing ice skates. The woman pushes the man with a
horizontal force of F=80N in the positive x-direction. Assume the ice is
frictionless.
(a) What is the man's acceleration aM?
(b) What is the reaction force R acting on the woman?
(c) Calculate the woman's acceleration aw.
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